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Kangaba

Kangaba is a town, commune, and seat of the Kangaba Cercle in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.

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Settlement.name: Kangaba
Settlement.other_name: Kaba
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Entrance to Kangaba.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Entrance to Kangaba
Settlement.imagesize: 200px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mali#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mali
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Koulikoro Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Cercle
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kangaba Cercle
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_total: 17,232
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Capitals of the state of Kangaba (1050-1237)
List of Kings of Kangaba
References

Kangaba is a town, commune, and seat of the Kangaba Cercle in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.

Kangaba is believed to have been founded in 1050 by Mandinka tribesmen and was a vassal state of the Ghana Empire. Once known as Kaba, the area was a core province of the Mali Empire. After winning the Battle of Kirina in 1235, Sundiata Keita proclaimed the Manden Charter, also known as the Kouroukan Fouga after the field near Kangaba where it was created, perhaps the oldest constitution in the world. Ceremonies are still held in the town to honor the ancient traditions and promote a message of peace and fraternity.